Apprenticeships and Traineeships – what’s new?

Helen Radcliffe, Head of Business Development

National Apprenticeship Service

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Apprenticeships Overview

- A job with training – all apprentices should be employed from day 1

- Apprentices can be any age - 16 – 65

- New recruit or existing member of staff

- Three levels: intermediate, advanced and higher – usually lasting between 1 and4 years

- Over 280 types of Apprenticeships within a variety of industry sectors rangingfrom Accountancy and Engineering to Veterinary Nursing and Youth Work

- Apprenticeship Minimum Wage - £2.65 per hour

- Minimum length of 12 months for a 16 – 18 year old, at least 6 months for those over 19.

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Resourceswww.apprenticeships.org.uk

•Adviser Guide and Checklist - information and online resources that will help you advise and guide a young person about Apprenticeships

•Apprenticeship leaflets and guides are available to download

•Watch the Apprenticeships “You Tube” channel for film case studies and “Sector in the Spotlight” films

•Apprenticeship Vacancies - use the AV app

•How to write a winning Apprenticeship application - detailed guide to assist applicants in putting forward a good quality application.

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16 – 18 activities - Bootcamps:• employer led• Association of Employment and Learning Providers (AELP)

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- Inspiring the Future - www.inspiringthefuture.org

- Additional Apprenticeship Vacancies support for candidates

- Hotspots

- Focussed employer engagement.

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Traineeships OverviewNew programme for 16-24 year olds who aren’t yet ready for an Apprenticeship:

–funded via Education Funding Agency or Skills Funding Agency

–OfSTED grades 1 or 2 providers can deliver

–progression to an Apprenticeship, full time job or full time study

–3 key elements - English & Maths, work experience, work preparation

–6 weeks - 6 months duration

–unwaged (employer encouraged to pay for travel, equipment, ‘lunch’)

–benefits can be retained

–use of the Apprenticeship Vacancies system to advertise Traineeships.

–www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/197566/Traineeships_-_Framework_for_Delivery